Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Looking Better and Having Whiter Teeth

by Jill Brennan

Right now, people appear to be getting more and more concerned with looks. All sorts of fashion trends are popping up from nowhere and cosmetics has reached new heights in variety. These days, you can go to a party and be so completely shunned by people just by them looking at you with head-to-foot gestures if you're not careful about blending in with your outfit. This is all cautionary from what you see on television mostly where everything tends to get exaggerated but in real life, it's not really that high stakes. Still, caution needs to be given for people who just don't care at all because it still matters how you look.

I don't know about you but when I'm seeing people in the office with washed up hair and crumpled shirt or tattered jeans, I tend to develop emotions that range from slightly irritated to a visible cringe. Apparently, I've joined the bandwagon of prejudgers that I used to think are just snobs. Well, if you can't beat 'em, then join 'em I guess is my new motto. Bottom line is, you have to try to assess yourself if you're at least within the presentability level of your crowd and if you're not, then make sure that you work on it or else, one way or another, people are gonna talk about you.

We tend to get prejudged by people even before we get to make a legitimate first impression. Fortunately or unfortunately, our looks eclipse that. So you have to make sure that you don't fall flat in that department as well because it can be very easy to overlook or ignore that if you get lost in each busy day's work. Try to work on a style that suits you well if you don't already have one. And always, always make sure every morning before you get out of the house, to double check on how you look, if there's no paper hanging at the back of your pants or chewing gum stuck under your shoes, stuff like that.

Another factor that can be very significant here is your teeth. Our teeth are very visible or easy to notice. If you think about it, the first thing that people look at when they see you (especially for the first time) is your face. And aside from the eyes, the smile of a person is the most impressionable part of one's face. This makes our teeth top priority in the attempt to look good.

Now, you might be one of those people who are naturally born with great sparkling white teeth. In that case, good for you but if not, then I strongly suggest you try to do something about that. You can get your teeth whitened. Teeth whitening has become very popular nowadays, probably as a result of the need to be presentable to society as what I pointed out. And more importantly, it would extend to a significant boost in confidence in you by being aware that you look better than you did.

There are a lot of alternatives available today if you want to consider getting your teeth whitened. In-office whitening is still considered to be the traditional way of doing it as well as the most prominent. Your dentist will be examining your teeth and then perform a minor operation to use a gel product with a percentage of hydrogen peroxide. They'll try to isolate the gums by putting some sort of special shield gel to protect soft tissues. And that's all there is to it. Another option for you to consider, and one that is becoming more and more popular right now, is the at-home teeth whitening kit. You can conveniently buy very comfortable whitening do-it-yourself strips that you can just try at home, at the office or practically anywhere. There are of course pro's and con's for each type. Obviously, the one huge advantage of the white strips is that they're much much cheaper than in-office whitening. Another is they're very portable. I'm personally leaning more towards this method more right now.

So after getting all prepped up and looking better than ever, you now have to think about maintenance. In doing this, try to remember 2 things that you need to do. First, be yourself. Everything that this article is about will all be useless if you are too uptight and concerned about looking good. Also, make sure that you're comfortable. The second is just be aware of yourself in public. Try to notice yourself and try going to the restroom every once in a while or when you can. That's a very good way to do maintenance without overdoing it. The trick is for you to make it look effortless and be effortless.

Another important and appealing advantage of this that we all know about as well is that this of course scores more points for us with the members of the opposite sex. No need to explain that one. And just in general, you'd feel good about yourself . You'd feel clean and clean means healthy so have at it. Lastly, a sparkling white teeth is never a bad thing because it can only make you feel better about yourself!

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